Muse‘s fusion of progressive rock, glam, electronica, and Radiohead-influenced experimentation is crafted by guitarist/vocalist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard. Bored by the sleepy life provided by their hometown of Teignmouth, Devon, the three British friends began playing music together. They started the first incarnation of their band while only 13 years old, changing the name of the group from Gothic Plague to Fixed Penalty to Rocket Baby Dolls as time passed.

By 1997, the bandmates settled on the name Muse and released their self-titled debut EP on Dangerous Records, followed by the Muscle Museum EP in 1998. The group’s emotive, passionate sound and live presence drew critical acclaim and industry buzz, and Muse signed a deal with Maverick Records after a trip to New York’s CMJ festival.

The six-person Expedition 40 crew of the International Space Station wrapped up the week Friday with more biomedical research, computer upgrades and some final closeout activities following Monday’s Russian spacewalk.

For Commander Steve Swanson and Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev, Friday marked their 150th day in space as they head into the homestretch of their long-duration mission. The trio is scheduled to depart the station aboard their Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft on Sept. 10 for a parachute-assisted landing in the steppe of Kazakhstan less than 3 ½-hours later.